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But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
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how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the Kohanim?
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Or have you not read in the law, that on the day of Shabbat, the Kohanim in the temple profane the Shabbat, and are guiltless?
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But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
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But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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For the Son of Man is Lord of the Shabbat."
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He departed there, and went into their synagogue.
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And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the day of Shabbat?" that they might accuse him.
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He said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the day of Shabbat, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?
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How much, then, is a man of more value than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the day of Shabbat."
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Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.